How do we maintain the urgency for racial equity and justice issues to stay visible, to make funding for change led by communities of color more accessible, and build staying power for those tackling the systemic roots?...
After two years of research, outreach, and listening, Labor Miami emerges. ...
Miami Connected is a public-private partnership, led by The Miami Foundation and Achieve Miami, which seeks to make Miami the most technologically inclusive community in the nation by bridging the digital divide and providing educational and economic development opportunities for all residents of Greater Miami....
Necessity truly is a mother of innovation. Arts were one of the hardest hit industries in the face of COVID-19, and the restrictions for live events forced a new kind of creativity. Considering the tremendous footprint arts have in Miami, the health of our artists and arts institutions reach every facet of our community, from our...
Artists and organizations have long played a critical role in catalyzing change around the most pressing issues throughout our community. They are organizers, conveners, and truth-tellers, using their platforms to illuminate, cultivate understanding, and breathe empathy. Too often, however, they operate under-resourced and overworked, a...
A reflective piece that draws in Kunya’s personal experience as an artist and arts leader and the first step towards building community through the arts....
Before reading my thoughts on Anti-Asian violence, I encourage you to read the words of the Asian American Leaders Table. In the first two months of 2021, Asian Americans reported being targeted more than 500 times according to Stop AAPI Hate. Five. Hundred. Times. ...
It is no secret that our local nonprofits are consistently stepping up to support our community, and we at The Miami Foundation are lucky enough to get a front-row seat to witness it, particularly through the work of our Community Grants award winners each year....
Through this year’s Community Grants ‘Sustainable Environment’ category, The Miami Foundation aims to fund solutions to the environmental concerns our community faces – and in particular, those that are affecting our most vulnerable populations. ...
It is no secret that our local nonprofits are consistently stepping up to support our community, and we at The Miami Foundation are lucky enough to get a front-row seat to witness it, particularly through the work of our Community Grants award winners each year....